COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The brain-eating amoeba enters the body when water is forced ...

A hospital patient who was infected with brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri in South Carolina has died. Health officials at Prisma Health Children's Hospital confirmed July 22 that they had a ...

For years, scientists have known that people who use neti pots can become infected with a brain-eating amoeba if they use the wrong kind of water. On Wednesday, researchers linked a second kind of ...

While extremely rare, Naegleria fowleri — or brain-eating amoeba — can cause an almost always fatal infection, according to the CDC A 2-year-old boy has died one week after battling Naegleria fowleri, ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – At least one person in South Carolina recently contracted a rare case of a brain-eating amoeba that occurs naturally in freshwater, state health officials have confirmed. The ...

The parents of Jaysen Carr, who died July 18 from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake, say warnings should be put in place Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service via ...

A Georgia resident has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after they were likely infected while swimming in a freshwater lake or pond, officials said. The resident, who has not yet been identified, ...

An unidentified person in Arizona came down with an unknown illness that initially caused officials to suspect a diagnosis of Naegleria fowleri — commonly referred to as “brain-eating” amoeba — ...

A 14-year-old boy in India died Thursday from an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba he contracted while swimming in contaminated water. The teen, named Midrul, had reportedly picked up the ...

The family of a 12-year-old boy who died after contracting a rare and deadly brain-eating amoeba in a South Carolina lake has come forward with a public statement, expressing heartbreak and urging ...

A woman in Texas has died after contracting a fatal brain amoeba from contaminated water. The patient, 71, had used a nasal irrigation device filled with unboiled tap water from an RV’s water faucet, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Following their 12-year-old son’s death from a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, a family is now fighting for legislation and increased awareness about this issue. The Carr ...